Fiction: narrative themes

That's when it hits me.

You know that feeling.

In good times .

Hausfrau is the exceptional debut novel from the prize-winning American poet, Jill Alexander Essbaum.

The Things We Keep is a moving and heartbreaking love story by Sally Hepworth.

A story of love, laughter and happily ever after, Summer at Tiffany's by bestselling Karen Swan is the captivating and romantic sequel to Christmas at Tiffany's, perfect for fans of Santa Montefiore and Veronica Henry.

A body, a nightclub - and long-buried memories.

A woman's death sees rumours flood the island community - as Inspector Jimmy Perez's life is about to change forever.

A body is found in the wreckage of a destroyed home.

The Beauty of the End is a gripping psychological thriller from Debbie Howells, author of the bestselling Richard and Judy Book Club success, The Bones of You.

With an introduction by Roy FosterA classic work of Irish literature, this award-winning novel is an exploration of love, art and identity.

The third novel in the dazzling Last Hundred Years Trilogy from the winner of the Pulitzer Prize Jane Smiley.

Inspired by the crimes of Malcolm Macarthur in Ireland, 1982, The Book of Evidence by John Banville is a gripping portrait of a cold, deceptive and utterly unprecedented killer, shortlisted for the Booker Prize.

A haunting and heartbreaking novel narrated from heaven as a young girl watches over her family and killer.

Now a major film starring Helena Bonham Carter and Pierce Brosnan.

The final novel in Larry McMurtry's Lonesome Dove quartet, Streets of Laredo is an exhilarating and achingly poignant tale of heroism and friendship, set in the American West.

Bittersweet, funny and touching, Larry McMurtry's The Desert Rose is the story of Harmony, a Las Vegas showgirl.

Taking you deep into the heart of the American West, Dead Man's Walk is the first book in Larry McMurtry's Lonesome Dove quartet.

All My Friends Are Going to Be Strangers is one of Pulitzer Prize-winner Larry McMurtry's most vital and entertaining novels, a wonderful display of his ability to recreate the subtle textures of feelings, the claims of passing time and familiar places, and the rich interlocking swirl of people's lives.

Comanche Moon, the second book in the Lonesome Dove quartet, follows Rangers Gus and Call in their bitter struggle to protect the advancing West frontier, courageously determined to defend their territory and their way of life from the defiant Comanches.

This is Larry McMurtry's ballad in prose: his heartfelt tribute to a bygone era of the American West.

A taut, riveting drama from legendary author Cormac McCarthy, The Gardener's Son is a tale of two families in post-Civil War South Carolina: one, owners of the local cotton mill, the other a family of mill workers beset by misfortune.

They thought they were safe .

A Nest of Vipers is the twenty-first novel in Andrea Camilleri's irresistible Inspector Montalbano series.

Escape into the Scottish Highlands in this delicious story of friendship, new beginnings and romance.

A charming novel from the bestselling author of Sealed with a Kiss, Rachael Lucas, Coming Up Roses is blooming with humour and romance!

Glasgow hitman Frank MacLeod is approached by an old associate.

In Ireland in 1826 millions knew only famine, oppression and degradation.

This is a vivid and memorable novel set in Dublin, 1916, during the Easter Rebellion and the bitter years which followed.

It is 1649.

From the author of Poldark, the bestselling book and hit television series.

From the author of Poldark, the bestselling book and hit television series.

'A cracking story' - Mandasue Heller, bestselling author of The FamilyStay Dead is the heartstopping sixth book in Jessie Keane's gritty Annie Carter series.

Eyrie is Tim Winton's heart-stopping novel written with breath-taking tenderness.

A Lesson in Dying is the first mystery novel in the Inspector Ramsay series by Ann Cleeves, author of the Shetland and Vera Stanhope crime series.

Ann Cleeves Classic Crime - engaging mysteries to savour, beloved characters to meet again.

Ann Cleeves Classic Crime - engaging mysteries to savour, beloved characters to meet againCome Death and High Water is the second mystery novel featuring George and Molly Palmer-Jones by Ann Cleeves, author of the Shetland and Vera Stanhope crime series.

For New Adult readers - The In-Between is an emotional, spellbinding, addictive story about friendship and obsession.

From the bestselling author of Summer at Shell Cottage comes The Year of Taking Chances, a novel full of warmth, humour and romance.

Summer at Shell Cottage is an utterly delightful, touching, romantic summer read from Lucy Diamond, author of the bestselling The Beach Cafe.

Only the lawless will survive .

Falling is an astonishingly tender love story from the internationally bestselling author, Jane Green.

The Sunday Times Number One Bestseller and Richard and Judy Book Club Pick.

The phenomenal number one bestseller and a major BBC TV series.

Ann Cleeves Classic Crime - engaging mysteries to savour, beloved characters to meet againA Day in the Death of Dorothea Cassidy is the third novel in the Inspector Ramsay series by Ann Cleeves, author of the Shetland and Vera Stanhope crime series.

Set in Sicily, Game of Mirrors is the eighteenth exciting instalment in the humorous Inspector Montalbano mysteries by Andrea Camilleri.

Angelica's Smile is the seventeenth novel in the gripping and darkly funny Inspector Montalbano mysteries by Andrea Camilleri.

A delightful, old-fashioned love story with a uniquely twenty-first-century twist, Emma Donoghue's Landing is a romantic comedy that explores the pleasures and sorrows of long-distance relationships - the kind millions of us now maintain mostly by plane, phone, and online.

Hood is a powerful and moving story of a hidden, secret grief from Emma Donoghue, the author of Room.

Seventeen and sure of nothing, Maria has left her parents' small-town grocery for university life in Dublin.